LAHORE, Mar 30 (APP):Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar presiding over a meeting at the CM's Office discussed proposals and plans to set up modern solar power plants . A Canadian company has expressed its interest in the proposed plans. Addressing the meeting, Usman Buzdar said Punjab had huge potential to benefit from solar energy and new technology would be used for that purpose. He said the Canadian company should …
Punjab has huge potential for solar power: CM
LAHORE, Mar 30 (APP):Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar presiding over a meeting at the CM’s Office discussed proposals and plans to set up modern solar power plants .
A Canadian company has expressed its interest in the proposed
plans.
Addressing the meeting, Usman Buzdar said Punjab had huge
potential to benefit from solar energy and new technology would
be used for that purpose.
He said the Canadian company should prepare off-grid solution
in Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Cholistan and Thal, and a
feasibility report would be made after survey in these
areas.
He said electricity would be provided through modern solar
power plants in the area where there was no transmission line.
He said the Punjab government would provide all-out facilities
in that regard.
The representative of the Canadian company and
Chief Executive Grace Solar Pakistan Nouman Khan briefed the
chief minister on the modern technology of solar energy and
performance of new panels.
Provincial Energy Minister Dr Akhtar Malik, chief secretary,
additional chief secretary home, principal secretary to CM,
secretary energy, chief of the Special Monitoring Unit, chief
executive officer Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power Company, MD Punjab
Power Development Board, president Canadian company Projex
International Faiz Ahmed Faizi and CEO Grace Solar Pakistan
Nouman Khan attended the meeting.
